Erin Barisonek

Erin Barisonek is a member of the class of 2024 at Madison High School. She has been a K2K mentor since middle school. She originally volunteered because her brother Teddy was a participant in the swim program. She became further involved when the program switched to remote due to Covid. She is so proud to be a part of the work that K2K did to keep participants connected at a time when it was...
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Kevin Chen

Kevin, a member of the Morristown-Beard School Class of 2025, has been a passionate force at K2K since 2019. Engaged in the swimming, farming, and arts programs, he is deeply committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of others. Kevin thrives on sharing his love for sports and arts with kids, creating experiences that are both enriching and enjoyable. Witnessing their growth over time is...
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Rachel Farbman

Rachel Farbman is a student at Gettysburg College in the Class of 2025. She is a double major in Health Sciences and Public Policy and is minoring in Italian Studies. She is an alumna of Morristown High School (2021) and joined Kids to Kids (K2K) in sixth grade. During her time with K2K, she has moved from being a volunteer to becoming a board member in 2015, and is now a member of the Board of...
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Mari Finkelstein

Mari Finkelstein is a member of the class of 2025 at The Pingry School. She is a newer member of Kids to Kids, learning about it and joining as a Swim Program mentor in 2023. Volunteering at K2K combined her love of swim with her passion for working with kids, and Mari quickly became a go-to mentor within our Saturday morning program. Mari’s dedication and enthusiasm for working with our kids is...
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Sriya Jayanthi

Sriya Jayanthi joined K2K as an eighth grader and is now a board member and a junior at Villa Walsh Academy. Sriya mentors for the swimming, Learning Academy, dryland, and Game Night programs and loves helping the kids develop various skills. She enjoys having fun and watching the kids grow and accomplish their goals through both the in-person and virtual activities. She enjoys utilizing...
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Clytie Lin

Clytie Lin is in Class of Millburn High School 2028. She began competitive swimming at Metro Area Lifetime Swim team when she was 5 up until now. Clytie’s passion for swimming led her to start volunteering at K2K at the age of 9, wanting to give back and make an impact on others’ lives. During the pandemic, she continued mentoring remotely including dryland, yoga, game night, etc. Her passion...
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Hayden Lin

Hayden Lin is a student of the Class of 2025 at Millburn High School. As a 7th grader, he started volunteering for K2K’s swim program on Saturdays and continued virtually when the pandemic hit. He joined the board in 2023, and enjoys spending his Saturday mornings teaching in and out of the pool. Hayden uses his instructor’s experience from teaching kids at other swim schools and...
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Mackenzie May

With her leadership role in founding Kids to Kids, Mackenzie May is a shining example of the concept of “It takes a village to raise a child.”  Deeply impacted by seeing her own brother Ryan struggle and succeed despite his autism, Mackenzie’s vision is to take the best practices her family has used with her beloved brother and make them available to a much broader audience of special needs...
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Paddy May

Paddy, a high school freshman, is a choir member and often featured soloist for the Keystone State Boychoir (KSB), a part of the Commonwealth Youthchoirs. He has performed on three continents and was most recently featured on NBC’s Today Show on Christmas Day, along with a small group of fellow choir members.
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Matthew Shi

Matthew Shi is a student at Millburn, Class of 2027. He started volunteering officially at K2K in 2023, albeit having come to a few during the pandemic. He started swimming at a young age and swims competitively, resulting in skills that he can pass on to the students. Not only does he mentor, but he also handles much of the technical work involved with Swimming. Whether it be setting up the...
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Ally Smith

Ally Smith is a member of the class of 2024 at Morristown High School. She has been a mentor with Kids2Kids since she was in elementary school. Ally currently plays both basketball and lacrosse at Morristown High School. Ally has enjoyed being a part of the Kids2Kids swimming program since fifth grade. During the pandemic, Ally participated in Kids2Kids virtual programs, including American Sign...
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Avesh Verma

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Claire Wong

Claire Wong is a part of the Class of 2025 at Newark Academy and has been volunteering with Kids to Kids (K2K) since she was in fifth grade. A swimmer for the Metro Area LifeTime Swim Team, she has several years of experience teaching kids how to swim from working with members of the Dolphins swim team, and has transferred that experience into teaching K2K participants in the pool. At school,...
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